| 词条 | Alexander Muse |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Alexander Muse | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | residence = Dallas, Texas, United States | nationality = American | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Internet entrepreneur | years_active = 1995-present | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = {{flat list|
}} | boards = ViewMarket, Active Retail | website = [https://medium.com/startup-muse StartupMuse] }}Alexander Muse is an American internet entrepreneur who has founded several internet companies including LayerOne, ShopSavvy, Architel, and ViewMarket (among others).[1][2][3][4] His most recent endeavor, Sumo Ventures, invests in early-stage startups.[5][6][7] Early life and educationMuse was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.[2] He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he studied history before leaving in 1995 to pursue his career.[1] CareerMuse's first venture was an internet service provider, which was founded in 1997 and eventually acquired by DNA Technologies for an undisclosed amount.[1] Muse would then co-found (with Brandon Freeman) LayerOne,[8][9] a carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection services provider based in Dallas, in 1999. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2001, but, with a team of investors, Muse was able to buy the company out of bankruptcy on September 12, 2001.[1][2][5] Muse served as CEO of LayerOne until 2003.[10] Also in 2001, Muse co-founded (with Scott Ryan) Architel, an information services technology company based in Dallas.[5] Four years later, Muse sold LayerOne to Switch and Data (now owned by Equinix) for $22 million.[1][8] That sale, in addition to profits earned by Architel, allowed Muse to focus on and fund a business incubator called Big in Japan, which he also co-founded.[5] Big in Japan, which was founded in Dallas in 2007,[6] would be responsible for the incubation and creation of a variety of notable companies and properties including ShopSavvy, Fancast, MotorSport Ranch, WhiteBox, SimpleTicket, and others.[5] One of the first companies to come out of the Big in Japan incubator was Fancast, a social video and podcast service, in 2007. The company would eventually be sold to Comcast Interactive for an undisclosed amount of money.[1] ShopSavvy, a company that produces an Android and iOS shopping and barcode scanner app, was founded in 2008 after winning the Google Android Developer Challenge.[3] In 2009, Muse was honored with the Netexplorateur Award at the French Senate in Paris for his work on the app.[11] The United States Patent Office granted Muse and his co-founders two key patents related to ShopSavvy (No. 20130297390 and No. 20130297464) in 2013.[12][13] In 2011, ShopSavvy raised $7 million in a funding round led by Facebook co-founder, Eduardo Saverin. At that time, the app had accrued around 20 million downloads and Muse had facilitated thousands of partnerships with businesses like Walmart, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Target, and others.[3][14][15][16] Muse held several roles at ShopSavvy including CEO and Executive Chairman. The company would eventually be sold to Purch in 2015 for an undisclosed amount of money.[17][18] In 2014, Muse co-founded (with Robert Bennett) ViewMarket, a collection of online lifestyle brands like CultureMap, Courtem, RSVP, and others. ViewMarket purchased CultureMap for $15 million in April 2015.[19] In June 2016, Muse sold Architel to Centre Technologies and founded a venture fund called Sumo Ventures. At its outset, the business had plans to invest in between 100 and 150 companies, most of which were early-stage companies. At Sumo Ventures, Muse's father, Ralph Muse, and his sister, Caroline Branch, serve as venture partner and CFO respectively.[5][6][7] Personal lifeMuse lives in Dallas with his two children. He is one of the founding advisors to the Dallas Entrepreneur Center[20] and has been credited as one of the earliest proponents of the startup community in Dallas, having helped organize events such as BarCamp, Dallas Startup Weekend, and Dallas Startup Happy Hour.[21] He is a member of the board of trustees for the Dallas Historical Society.[22] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news | last=Bounds| first=Jeff| title =Alexander Muse made career out of being his own boss| newspaper =Dallas Business Journal| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =8 March 2013 | url =http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2013/03/08/made-a-career-out-of-being-his-own-boss.html| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news | last=Jean| first=Sheryl| title =Thinking big, being part of a team pay off for entrepreneur Alexander Muse | newspaper =The Dallas Morning News| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =8 February 2010| url =http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2010/02/08/20100206-Thinking-big-being-part-of-4392| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news | last=Rao| first=Leena| title =Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Leads $7M Round In Scanning And Product Search App ShopSavvy | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =TechCrunch | date =2 November 2011| url =https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/02/facebook-co-founder-eduardo-saverin-leads-7m-round-in-scanning-and-product-search-app-shopsavvy/| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 4. ^{{cite news | last=Rohde| first=David| title =Start-ups put twists on hosting | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =Network World | date =7 August 2000| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=whsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22alexander+muse%22+%22layerone%22&source=bl&ots=Jn4jRBToLq&sig=OolFCV69d663RKghRmNOLQsPABo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHltue6YvRAhWJgFQKHcJtA6U4ChDoAQgeMAE#v=onepage&q=%22alexander%20muse%22%20%22layerone%22&f=false| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news | last=Abril| first=Danielle| title =Serial Entrepreneur Sells Architel, Launches Sumo Ventures | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =D Magazine | date =13 June 2016| url =http://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2016/06/dallas-serial-entrepreneur-sells-architel-launches-sumo-ventures/| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news | last=Repko| first=Melissa| title =To help Dallas' Sumo Ventures give startups a lift, Alexander Muse called in dad, sis | newspaper =The Dallas Morning News| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =13 June 2016| url =http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2016/06/13/for-sumo-ventures-a-new-dallas-venture-fund-investing-in-startups-will-be-a-family-affair| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 7. ^1 {{cite news | last=Shah| first=Angela| title =Dallas’s Muse Sells Architel to Houston IT Firm, Launches Sumo Ventures | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =Xconomy | date =13 June 2016| url =http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2016/06/13/dallas-muse-sells-architel-to-centre-technologies-launches-sumo-ventures/| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 8. ^1 {{cite news | last=Bounds| first=Jeff| title =LayerOne deal nets tidy sum return| newspaper =Dallas Business Journal| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =20 January 2005 | url =http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2005/01/24/story3.html| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 9. ^{{cite news | last=| first=| title =Business News - Adds, Moves & Changes | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =Channel Partners Online | date =1 September 2000| url =http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/articles/2000/09/business-news-adds-moves-amp-changes.aspx| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 10. ^{{cite news | last=Miller| first=Rich| title =Freeman Takes Helm at LayerOne | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =CarrierHotels | date =22 April 2003| url =http://www.carrierhotels.com/news/April2003/layerone.shtml| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 11. ^{{cite news | last=Joyce| first=Bradley| title =Big in Japan Announces Board of Advisors | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =Launch DFW | date =8 March 2010| url =http://launchdfw.com/2010/03/08/big-in-japan-announces-board-of-advisors/| accessdate =30 December 2016}} 12. ^{{cite patent| country = US| number = 20130297390| status = patent| title = System, Method, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium for Payment of Online Purchases via a Portable Computing Device| pubdate = 2013-11-07| fdate = 2012-10-11| pridate = 2012-05-01| invent1 = Abiel Jaquez| invent2 = Alexander Muse| invent3 = John Boyd| invent4 = Matthew Weathers| invent5 = Scott Gordon Roberts| invent6 = Kevin Henry Clark| invent7 = Rylan Barnes| assign1 = ShopSavvy Inc.}} 13. ^{{cite patent| country = US| number = 20130297464| status = patent| title = System, Method, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium For Identifying A Product| pubdate = 2013-11-07| fdate = 2012-10-02| pridate = 2012-05-01| invent1 = Abiel Jaquez| invent2 = Rylan Barnes| invent3 = Jason Alexander| invent4 = Brian Griffey| invent5 = David Mitchell| invent6 = Kevin Clark| invent7 = Alexander Muse| invent8= John Boyd| assign1 = ShopSavvy Inc.}} 14. ^{{cite news | last=Kroll| first=Luisa| title =Facebook Co-founder Eduardo Saverin Invests in ShopSavvy | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =Forbes| date =3 November 2011| url =https://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2011/11/03/facebook-co-founder-eduardo-saverin-invests-in-shopsavvy/#27298fa1bdd9| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 15. ^{{cite news | last=Sinsky| first=Regina| title =Facebook co-founder leads $7 million round in ShopSavvy| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =CNET| date =2 November 2011| url =https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-co-founder-leads-7-million-round-in-shopsavvy/| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 16. ^{{cite news | last=| first=| title =From Android app to big business? ShopSavvy raises $7M for mobile shopping service| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =VentureBeat| date =2 November 2011| url =https://venturebeat.com/2011/11/02/shopsavvy/| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 17. ^{{cite news | last=Ha| first=Anthony| title =Online Publisher Purch Acquires ShopSavvy | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =TechCrunch | date =17 December 2015| url =https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/17/purch-acquires-shopsavvy/| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 18. ^{{cite news | last=Halkias| first=Maria| title =ShopSavvy app has been sold to online publisher Purch | newspaper =The Dallas Morning News| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =17 December 2015| url =http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2015/12/17/shopsavvy-app-has-been-sold-to-online-publisher-purch| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 19. ^{{cite news | last=Abril| first=Danielle| title =Exclusive: ViewMarket buys CultureMap in deal valued at $15M | newspaper =Dallas Business Journal| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =8 April 2015| url =http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/techflash/2015/04/exclusive-viewmarket-buys-culturemap-in-deal.html| accessdate =22 December 2016}} 20. ^{{cite news | last=Shah| first=Angela| title =New Entrepreneur Center Aims to Connect, Brand Startups in Dallas | newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =Xconomy | date =27 June 2013| url =http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2013/06/27/new-entrepreneur-center-aims-to-connect-brand-startups-in-dallas/2/| accessdate =4 January 2017}} 21. ^{{cite news | last=Newman| first=Kira M.| title =A History of the Dallas Startup Scene| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =Tech.co | date =7 February 2013| url =http://tech.co/history-of-the-dallas-startup-scene-2013-02| accessdate =4 January 2017}} 22. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.dallashistory.org/about-us/dhs-trustees/|title=DHS Trustees|author= |website= |publisher=Dallas Historical Society |accessdate=4 January 2017}} External links
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